El Balconcito II Menu
El Balconcito II is a Peruvian-Portuguese Cocktail Bar located in Philadelphia, PA. This Latinx-owned establishment offers a variety of traditional dishes such as Leche De Tigre, Papa a La Huancaina, and Pollo a La Brasa. The menu also includes vegan options, making it inclusive for all diners. With its casual atmosphere, full bar, and outdoor seating, El Balconcito II is perfect for a fun night out with friends or family. The attentive waiter service and delicious food choices like Churrasco and Sopa De Carne create a memorable dining experience. Don't miss out on their Happy Hour specials and free Wi-Fi for a relaxing evening. Overall, El Balconcito II combines Peruvian flavors with Portuguese influences to create a unique and welcoming dining experience that is worth checking out.
Entradas Appetizers (Peruvian)
Leche De Tigre
Concentrated fish and citrus lime with chopped onions and cilantro.
Papa a La Huancaina
Boiled potatoes, covered with andean cream-milk, cheese, Peruvian yellow pepper and the secrets of Peru.
Yuca Frita Con Salsa a La Huancaina
Fried cassava with andean cream-milk, cheese, Peruvian yellow pepper and the secrets of Peru.
Tostones Rellenos (Carne O Pollo)
Fried green plantains basket, filled with chicken or beef.
Tostones Rellenos De Camarones
Fried green plantains basket, filled with shrimp.
Tostones Rellenos Con Masa De Cangrejo
Fried green plantains basket, filled with crab cake.
Tostones Rellenos De Cangrejo Al Balconcito
Fried green plantains basket, filled with crab meat balconcito style.
Calamares Fritos
Fried calamari served with homemade salsa golf.
Choclo Con Queso
Peruvian corn with fresh cheese.
Choritos a La Chalaca
Steamed mussels with a wonderful cutlery salad from callao, with onions, tomatoes and lemon.
1 Pollo a La Brasa
1 rotisserie Peruvian style chicken.
1/2 Pollo a La Brasa
1/2 rotisserie Peruvian style chicken.
1/4 Pollo a La Brasa
1/4 rotisserie Peruvian style chicken.
Churrasco
Bone steak on the grill balconcito style.
Asados Grill (Peruvian)
Sopas Soups (Peruvian)
Sopa De Carne
Beef soup.
Sopa De Pollo
Chicken soup.
Sopa a La Minuta
Beef soup with milk and eggs.
Chupe De Camarones
Cream soup with shrimp, rice, milk? and vegetables.
Crema De Mariscos
Seafood bisque.
Lomo Saltado
This plate is a combination steak onions, tomato, French fries, with the delicious Peruvian seasoning then served with rice.
Bistec Empanizado
Fried boneless beefsteak (breaded).
Bistec a Lo Pobre
Grilled marinated steak served with eggs, French fries, sweet plantain and white rice.
Pechuga Empanizada
Fried boneless chicken breast (breaded).
Arroz Chaufa De Carne O Pollo
Peruvian style Chinese rice with chicken or beef, eggs, scallions, red peppers and soy sauce.
Tallarines Saltados De Carne O Pollo
Spaghetti sauteed with beef or chicken, garlic, ginger, onions, tomatoes and scallions.
Tallarines Verdes
Spaghetti mixed pesto sauce and served with grilled steak and fried eggs.
Platos Criollos Traditional Plates (Peruvian)
Comida De Mar Seafood (Peruvian)
Ceviche De Pescado
Fresh fish fillet marinated in lime juice, mixed with red onions, cilantro and celery, served with sweet potato and corn.
Ceviche Mixto
Fresh fish fillet, shrimp, calamari, marinated in lime juice and mixed with red onions, cilantro and celery, served with sweet potato and corn.
Ceviche De Camarones
Shrimp marinated in lime juice & mixed with red onion, cilantro and celery, served with sweet potato and corn.
Filete Sudado
Succulent fillet of fish cooked slowly in a secret seafood broth with colorful tomatoes and tender onions.
Sudado De Robalo
Marinated sea bass cooked slowly in a secret seafood broth with colorful tomatoes and tender onions.
Sudado De Pargo
Marinated red snapper cooked slowly in a secret seafood broth with colorful tomatoes and tender onions (whole fish).
Jalea Mixta
Crisp pieces of fish fillet and finely selected mixed seafood, with a unmatched taste, accompanied by cassava and topped with salsa criolla (onion, tomato, cilantro and lemon).
Parihuela
A restoring and aphrodisiacal soup from the sea, that will captivate you with its addictive flavor and the essence of sturdy lobster and mixed seafood smothered with pisco.
Pescado a Lo Macho
Fried fish fillet, scallops a spicy creme seafood sauce, served with white rice.
Pescado a La Chorrilana
Fried fish fillet with sauteed onions, tomatoes and yellow Peruvian peppers.
Tallarines Saltados De Mariscos (O Camarones)
Spaghetti sauteed with seafood or shrimp, garlic ginger, onions, tomatoes and scallions.
Arroz Chaufa De Camarones (O Mariscos)
Peruvian style Chinese fried rice, mixed with shrimp or seafood, eggs, scallions, red peppers and soy sauce.
Picante De Mariscos
A seafood mix sauteed with spicy rich creamy sauce served with rice.
Ceviche de Camarones y pescado
Shrimp & fish marinated in lime juice & mixed with red onion, cilantro and celery, served with sweet potato and corn.
Cocktail De Camarones
Shrimp cocktail, served cold with golf sauce.
Mejillones en Salsa Roja
Mussels in red sauce.
Mejillones en Salsa De Ajo
Mussels in garlic sauce.
Almejas Casino
Baked stuffed clams with crab cake.
Chorizo Portuguese
Portuguese sausage.
Croquetas De Bacalao
Codfish nuggets with garlic sauce.
Almejas en Salsa De Ajo
Clams in garlic sauce.
Codornices
3 Crispy broiled quails.
Aperitivos Appetizers (Portuguese)
Carnes Meats (Portuguese)
Bistec Con Pimienta
Grilled steak topped with green peppercorns sauce.
Bistec a La Portuguesa
Grilled steak with ham, egg, fried round potato Portuguese style.
Bistec a La Plancha
Grilled steak.
Bistec Encebollado
Grilled steak with onions, tomatoes, red and green peppers.
Solomillo Con Camarones a La Parrilla
Grilled steak with shrimp.
T-Bone a La Parrila
Grilled t-bone.
Costilla de Vaca
Grilled ribs.
Carne Asada
Grilled beef.
Chuletas De Cerdo frito
Friend pork chops.
Pechuga De Pollo Con Champinones
Grilled chicken breast topped with mushrooms.
Pechuga De Pollo a La Parrila
Chicken breast on the grill.
Pechuga a la plancha con camarones
Grilled chicken breast topped with shrimp in garlic sauce.
Chicharron De Pollo
Lightly breaded fried boneless breast.
Robalo Frito
Fried sea bass (whole fish).
Robalo a la Plancha
Broiled sea bass with savory garlic sauce (whole fish).
Pargo Frito
Fried red snapper (whole fish).
Pargo a la Plancha
Broiled red snapper (whole fish).
Filete De Pescado Frito
Fried flounder fillet.
Filete De Pescado a La Plancha
Grilled flounder fillet.
Salmon a la Plancha
Broiled salmon with savory garlic sauce.
Bacalao Asado Con Cebolla Y Pimiento Verde
Broiled codfish with grilled green peppers and onions.
Bacalao Hervido Con Vegetales
Broiled codfish with vegetales.
Bacalao a La Espanola
Codfish in escabeche sauce.
Pescado Fish (Portuguese)
Camarones Shrimp (Portuguese)
Camarones Empanizados
Breaded shrimps.
Camarones en Salsa
Shrimp in red sauce.
Camarones a La Plancha
Grilled shrimp.
Camarones Al Ajillo
Shrimp on garlic sauce, our specialty!
Camarones Rellenos
Stuffed shrimp with crab cake.
Ensalada De Camarones
Shrimp salad.
Ensalada De Pulpo
Octopus salad.
Ensalada De Pollo
Chicken salad.
Ensalada de Camarones y pulpo
Shrimp and Octopus Salad
Ensaladas Salads (Portuguese)
Langosta Lobster (Portuguese)
Langosta Al Vapor
Steamed lobster.
Langosta a La Parrila
Grilled lobster.
Langosta Rellena
Stuffed lobster with shrimp or crab cake.
Langosta Rellena Al Balconcito
Stuffed lobster balconcito style (crab meat).
Langosta a La Millonaria
Lobster shrimp and grilled steak.
Cola De Langosta Rellena
Lobster tail stuffed with shrimp or crab cake.
Cola De Langosta Rellena Al Balconcito
Stuffed lobster tail balconcito style (crab meat).
Paella Marinera - Regular
Combination of rice with seafood and lobster.
Paella Marinera - grande/large
Combination of rice with seafood and lobster.
Paella Valenciana - Regular
Combination of rice with seafood, beef, chicken and Spanish/Portuguese chorizo.
Paella Valenciana - grande/ large
Combination of rice with seafood, beef, chicken and Spanish/Portuguese chorizo.
Arroz De Mariscos
Rice mixed with sauteed octopus, mussels, shrimp and squid in a red sauce.
Arroz De Camarones
Rice mixed with shrimp in a red sauce.
Parrillada De Mariscos (Para Dos Personas) - para 1/ for one
Whole lobster, clams, mussels, grilled shrimp in garlic sauce and fish fillet (for two).
Parrillada De Mariscos (Para Dos Personas) - para 2 / for two
Whole lobster, clams, mussels, grilled shrimp in garlic sauce and fish fillet (for two).
Sopa De Mariscos
Seafood soup with lobster.
Mar Y Tierra
(Surf and turf) grilled lobster tail and tender beef steak.
Cataplana (Para Dos Personas)
Combination (for two) lobster, mussels, clams, shrimp and Portuguese chorizo in red sauce.
Cangrejo Al Balconcito
Crab meat in a special house sauce.
Mariscada
Seafood and Lobster boiled in red sauce
Masa De Cangrejo
Crab Cake
Especialidades Specialties (Portuguese)
Porciones Sides (Peruvian)
Arroz
White rice.
Tostones
Fried green plantains.
Maduros
Sweet plantains.
Vegetales
Boiled vegetables.
Papa Hervida
Boiled potato.
Pure De Papas
Mashed potato.
Ensalada
Fresh salad (lettuce, tomatoes and onions).
Arroz Amarillo
Yellow rice.
Papas Fritas
French fries.
Frijoles
Beans.
Broccoli
Boiled broccoli.
Pickles
Vegetables in vinegar.
Chicken Nuggets
Chicken Fingers
Salchipapa
French fries with little diced franks.
Ninos Kids
Salsas/ Sauces
Aji verde/ Green Sauce - 2 oz
Aji verde/ Green Sauce - 8oz
Aji verde/ Green Sauce - 16oz
mayoketchup
salsa a la huancaina
Andean cream-milk, cheese, Peruvian yellow pepper and the secrets of Peru.
salsa de ajo/Garlic sauce
botella de Agua/bottle of water
mango - vaso/cup
Mango Juice
mango - caja/box
Mango Juice
Maracuya/ Passion Fruit - vaso/cup
passion fruit Juice
Maracuya/ Passion Fruit - caja/box
passion fruit Juice
Chicha Morada
Peruvian Purple Corn
Inca Kola - 20 oz
Peruvian Soft Drink
Inca Kola - 2 L
Peruvian Soft Drink
sumol - Pina/Pineapple
Portuguese Sparkling Juice
sumol - Naranja/Orange
Portuguese Sparkling Juice
sumol - Maracuya/Passion Fruit
Portuguese Sparkling Juice
Red Bull
Sodas (cans) - Coke
Sodas (cans) - Diet Coke
Sodas (cans) - Sprite
Sodas (cans) - Ginger Ale
Sodas (cans) - Pepsi
Sodas (cans) - Sunkist
Sodas (cans) - Brisk Iced tea
bottle Sodas - Sprite
bottle Sodas - Fanta
AGUA CASTELLO
Sparkling Water